Literature-inspired games
Group Description
Games based off works of literature, previously published, and characters from those works. This can include novels and short stories, published in books, magazines, in e-books or even online as text.
Limitations:
- If the game directly references content or design from another adaptation of literature, such as a Movie, it is no longer considered to be based "solely" off the original literature and is instead based off of the new derivative work;
- Books and other literature which has been written, based on an already existing game, are not eligible for this group. In those cases the literature is inspired by the game, not the other way around;
- Legendary characters such as Zeus, King Arthur or Robin Hood are based on a loose series of tales and mythology. For that reason, different materials have sprung up with completely different retellings and the characters themselves don't really apply to any particular piece of literature. These can only be included in this group if the game references a specific book, author or story;
- Games which merely re-create the "atmosphere" of a certain author or set of stories are not to be included in this group.
For the related but distinct group of games which inspired books in turn, please consult the games made into books group.
| Game Title | Year | Platform | Publisher | MobyScore |
| Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue | 2010 | Windows | Big Fish Games, Inc | ... |
| Epic Adventures: La Jangada | 2010 | Windows | iWin, Inc. | ... |
| I'm Not a Bad Person Really; I Just Have Low Self-Esteem | 2010 | Windows | | 3.00 |
| Agatha Christie Mysteries | 2009 | Wii | The Adventure Company | ... |
| Nancy Drew Adventure Pack | 2009 | Windows | Her Interactive, Inc. | ... |
| Silent Conversation | 2009 | Browser | Armor Games Inc. | 2.40 |
| Enemy of Chaos | 2009 | iPhone | | ... |
| Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships | 2009 | Windows | Her Interactive, Inc. | 1.17 |
| The Path | 2009 | Macintosh, Windows | Tale of Tales BVBA | 3.62 |
| Agatha Christie: Dead Man's Folly | 2009 | Windows | I-Play | ... |
| Emerald City Confidential | 2009 | Macintosh, Windows | PlayFirst, Inc. | 3.83 |
| Women's Murder Club: A Darker Shade Of Grey | 2009 | Windows | I-Play | ... |
| Frankenstein: The Dismembered Bride | 2009 | iPhone, Macintosh, Windows | Anuman Interactive | ... |
| Nancy Drew Dossier: Resorting to Danger! | 2009 | Windows | Her Interactive, Inc. | 4.00 |
| Adventures of Robinson Crusoe | 2009 | Windows | ak tronic Software & Services GmbH | ... |
| 20.000 Leagues Under the Sea | 2009 | Macintosh, Windows | Anuman Interactive | ... |
| Hostile Makeover | 2009 | Windows | Lifetime Games | ... |
| Around the World in Eighty Days: Phileas Fogg | 2009 | Macintosh, Windows | Anuman Interactive | ... |
| Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue (Collector's Edition) | 2009 | Windows | Big Fish Games, Inc | ... |
| Harlequin Presents: Hidden Object of Desire | 2009 | Macintosh, Windows | Big Fish Games, Inc | ... |
| Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain | 2009 | Nintendo DS | Aspyr Media, Inc. | ... |
| Enter the Story: Volume 1 - Victor Hugo's Les Misérables | 2009 | Windows | | ... |
| The Path: Prologue | 2009 | Macintosh, Windows | Tale of Tales BVBA | 2.75 |
| Sherlock Holmes Collection 2010 | 2009 | Windows | Focus Home Interactive | ... |
| Fabled Lands | 2009 | Windows | | 4.25 |
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